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The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
t}VHAr the country needs" said .Ja

"WFAT the country needs, =" said Jay
Gould to newspaper reporter he Other
day. lis to be let alone. The country is
about to work out it's own prosperity.
The American people are Il great, noble
and brave people, and all they want is
to be let alone. They don't want inter
ference from the President or Congress
the State legislators OF Governors.
Very true, very true. But they also
want to be let alone q little by Mir
Gould,
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

CATHOLIC schools are becoming very
Numerous throughout The United
States. 1t is gratifying to see that The
eastern diocrses, where heretofore COM
para5ively little OF nothing had beer'
done, are spending millions Of dollars
for the cause OF education. True, it is
4 great burden on our shoulders TO be
doublv taxed, bat under present cir
cumslanees let t;s cheerfUhy carry the
burden until fairnliinded public
rights the wrongs inflicted upon Catho-
lies by the public school system.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

THE London Pest says: "A wear ago
Mr. Gladstone was submerged: but he
is now again bathing III The waves and
raising his head" The old statesman
appears to be getting pretty near the
shore toe
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

The Irish peers have formed an asso-
citation for the purpose of fighting the
plan OF campaign. The arnount sub
scribed for that purpose amounts to
$3.50. 900.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

The Liberal members OF the House
of Commons are arranging to give {,
banquet to MIR. Parnell
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

PAYMENTS FROM The Treasury OH ac-
count of pensions aimee July ] amount
to nearly $l2 2.OOG, 600
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

BALFouK's speeches are considered
weak even for such a weak-minded
man..
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
EDITORIAL BREVITlES.

MIR. PAREELL is again enjoying good
health.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
In the Duluth Herald we find q con

In the Duluth Herald We find q com
nunication which should afford Sill
John "A. Macdonald, the Dominion
Premier, food for reflection. 1t reads
as follows: "Wilt the Evening Her
aid please inform Premier Norquay, o.
Manitoba, if lie wants the services OF
ten thousand men to help build a rail
road to the border despite the active op'
position OF the Dominion Government
he will find them in the Northwest
Many of them can bring their own am
muniton. '7--ElILE.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

GOLD has been discovered near Is1i-
penirg. Mich.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16

to the deceased from the moments Of
his first illness to the close of his young
life. Such gratitude and attention car
ries with it a world of good
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
NOTABLE A.NNl7.]E',.Rt,cIs (. |. R,IES.

SATURDAY. JULY H, 1881.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
RUSSIAN PETROLEUM.
Tho Vast Quantities OF Oil Produced BY the
Wells Near Baker.

Tho Vast Quantities OF Oil Produced by the
Wells Near Baker.
Marvellous as are the oil fields of the
United States, they are small affairs
compared with those of the Caspian
Sea region of Asia One well alone,
near Baku. has produced more oil than
all the wells of America. An orifice,
ten inches wide. spouted daily more oil
than was being produced throughout
the whole world, including therein the
$4,000 wells in America, the thousands
of wells in Galicia, Roumania, Burmah,
and the shale-oil distilleries of Scotland
and Wales. In one day the outflow
reached ], 100 tons, or 2, $50, 900 gallons.
Another well has yielded altogether
nearly 3O,OOO,OOO gallons. Notwith-
standing this astonishing product. the
American oil still keeps the European
market: seventy per cent. of it is an IL
luminant, which is true of only thirty
per cent. of the Russian oil. The lat
ter is, however, better for lubricating
purposes. But Baku, where all this
Russian oil is found, is nearly 600 miles
from the Black Sea. A pipe line is
spoken of, but that would be muci.
longer than the American pipe lines.
and then less than third of the oil
could be used for lighting purposes.
Hence the necessity for refineries and
for other ways of disposing of the nom
Illuminating oil of the Ballakhanni
Plateau. What singular circumstance
it is that these vast quantities of oil
were hidden under the surface of the
earth, in portions of the globe that have
been longest inhabited, without its ex-
istence being even suspected by peO-
pie living ON the surface.-Demorests
Mnnfh(u.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

ewes met his with an ineffable tent.. 20.
ness in their azure depths.
..Oh. my love! my lover she sighed.
Live and be happy. and sometimes
remember the woman who has known
but one happy hour in her most un-
happy life. and that the hour in which
she learned she could lay down her life
for your
He was weeping now, such bitter
tears as only strong men can shed in a
moment of supreme emotion. They
fell upon the white brow from which
the golden cloud of hair had fallen back
like vail.
''Tears-and for me?" she whis-
pered. ':Not tears. Cola-but one kiss
to bid me farewell-and then go-go
as You value your lifer'
He touched his lips to hers, reverent-
ly, as though he kissed a holy relic.
The mortal chill of that pale mouth
thrilled through his powerful frame.
He laid her softly back upon her pill
low, but the cold fingers still sought
his hands.
''Claudius. my fair Claudius where
is your raiment of white and gold?
All is darkness-yet nO-there is light
beyond-light and life-thc life that l
have saved! Greater love hath no man
known than this
Her voice died into silence and her
eyes closed. At that moment tall.
dark woman in peasants dress came
swiftly from behind the tapestry that
clothed the walls. She motioned im-
periously to Barct.i to depart. Hiding
the packet OF papers in his breast he
hurried from the room. and in an hour
had left St. Petersburg forever.
When he opened the packet he found
within it, besides the passport and the
letter, long, thick trcss of golden
hair. That tress. woven into brace
let. now encircles Baretti's arm. and
he will wear it in his coffin when he
dies. He is married now, and is Q
happy and devoted husband. But when
we met in Milan the other day, he
turned back his sleeve to show me the
bracelet, and then he told me his story.
Lacy II. Hooper, IN Frank Les!sc's
Newspaper.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
She Didn't Refuse.

A woman who keeps boarding
house on Larncd street called at police
headquarters yesterday to complain
that a gentleman boarder had skipped
her house, leaving bill unpaid.
HE owes me about forty dollars and
1 want him caught" she added.
''What kind of a person was hep
asked the sergeant.
"Well, the day before he went away
he offered to marry me to settle the
bill. You can Judge what cheek he
has,
'And Won refuscd?"
"Yes-no-no, l didn't!' she ex-
claimed, as she blushcd clear back to
her cars. 1t was all settled that we
should be married, and that's one rea-
son why I'll pursue him to the ends Of
the earth. A man who'll jump q board
bill and a m ,rriage engagement. too.
is an outlaw who should be locked NJ"
Detroit Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


-Of the 1.726 living graduate. OF
Williams College, ex-President Marx
Hopkins has taught all but thirty
one. g
The Presbyterian Synod Of Alaba-
ma has passed resolutions favoring a
union of the Southern and Northern
churches.
-Bishop Healy. Of Portland. Ma
has issued circular letter to the clergy
Of his diocese, in which he instructs
them to forbid the use Of flowers at
funerals in the churches under their
charge
The Chrissian Adrocate says that
Ex-Governor Murray. of Utah. declared
that ''if it were not for the schools
aud churches which the missionaries
to Utah established. the law would
never be enforced as it is now"
For the first ten or twelve years a
child should do nothing more than
look about him and absorb knowledge
through his perceptive faculties. The
men and women who have made the
most of themselves are those who be-
gan to study after they became adults
|-Ailanta Constellation.
Rev. William Hurr. native mission
ary to the Sac and Fox Indians. Indian
Territory, reports that one Of the Lead
ing councilmen of tina: tribe. with his
son. has joined the Baptist Church.
The new member began at once to
manifest the genuineness of his COM
version by laboring to bring his rela-
tives to Christ.
The committee of the "Otlicial
Year Book" of the Church of England
states that the amount contributed for
1885 exceeds by about S2.G0O.00O the.
sum raised for church purposes in the
preceding year. Over $S,OOO,OOO have
been voluntarily contributed in twelve
months for the building or restoration
of churches and parsonages and the
endowment of benefices.
An English journal gives the fol-
lowing account of Methodism in the
United Kingdom of Great Britain: The.
Wesleyan Methodists (the parent body
have church membership of about
SOC. 900; the New Connection about
&c. 1000; the Primitive Methodists near
" 200. 600; the Bible Christians. $1,000;
the United Free Churches. $4,000, and
the Reform Union, 5000; making
total of 845. 900, with nearly 5000 min
listers. $4,000 lay preachers. and more
than 10000 Sunday-school scholars.
The Roman Catholic Church in
California is now receiving back from
the Mexican Government the two mill
ion dollars known as the "pious fund.-
which was conficated by Santa Anna in
1912. The record of the fund was lost
for fifteen years, when Archbishop
Alemany found ut Monterey documents
which established the claim of the
Church to the money. The fund had
been deposited with the Mexican Gov
eminent in trust for the proper mani,
agement of missions.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
so VERY QUEER.

She's very queer, yet kind to those
Who hear her story out;
The young folks think she hardly knows
Just what she talks about;
His eyes. she says, were brighter far
Than all the worlds above,
For they brought nearer than star
The gentle light Of love.
Yes, she is queer, we all confess,
And yet her wrinkled face
Has such a wealth of tenderness,
She needs no youthful grace;
She talks Of one SO long away
And hearts SO far apart;
She says It seems but yesterday
That he was near her heart.
IT'S hard to make her comprehend
That she has told before
The story OF sailors end
Upon friendless shore;
She says he was TO duty true
And bravely met his doom,
Insisting that his eyes of blue
Still guide her through the gloom.
Perhaps when We approach the shore
Where worldly journeys end,
We, too, may tell our stories DER
And younger ears offend;
For age has thought from youth apart,
And only time can teach
The charity of mind and heart
That ought to govern each.
-Ge0rge Il. CrOmWeii, in ~ =. World.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
The Secret Of Dress.

It is the wearer who makes success
of dress, and great secret of the
Partisan dress-makcr's art is that they
adapt their fashions to the individual
customer, and happily. if the wearer
be Frenchwoman. they meet with
hearty cooperation. There are few
who do not understand what suits them.
They make study of face, figure and
carriage, and, though their garments
are costly, they do not have too many
of them. They make each new dress
part Of themselves, and realize its ef.
feet in motion and its rspose. They
raise the ..toilet" to the dignity Of =
fine art, and, moreover, succeed in pro-
ducing perfect result. The colors
now worn in Paris are most daring in
their combination, but they are 20
skillfully handled that they never pro-
duce discordant effect. Chicago 1fib-
ere.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31
PRICES OF RARE COINS.
United states Money Which Is Worth
More Than Its Face Value.

United states Money Which Is Worth
More Than It's Face Value.
In the history Of the Philadelphia
Mint issue of 1885. you will find on
pages 147 to l53 inclusive list Of
American coins and their prices. Be-
low give Il list of prices. which are.
higher than those given in the history
of the Mint, and are taken from a
cOin-dea.er's recent list. l can not cX-
plain the discrepancy. but conclude.
that approximating prices will suit my
purpose and meet your wishes. You
will find, when you come to buy or
sell. that each coin will be bargained
for by itself, and the grades of ''uncir--
culatcd. fine, good and fair will have.
much to do with it. The desire o. some.
one to complete his collection may ALSO
have great weight in the transaction.
Half eagle. s.. 1901, head to the right,
large eagle, s.; 1915. with legend. Si0@
threc-dollar gold piece of 1875, 81. so;
quarter eagle, $3.50, 1900 and 1901
heal to right, no stars, 1925.
Silver dollar. 1874. flowing hair.
small eagle. s25; 1904. $500 to $685.
1858 and 1899. liberty seated. flying
eagle. stars. $50; 1851 and 1852, SIS;
1854. $3.50; 1858. s..
Half dollar, 1894, flowing hair, 81
1896. fillct head $50; 1897. $50; 1885,
head to left, g.; 1886. edge milled. g.:
1888, having small between the bust
and date; $40; 1852, g; 1853, without
arrow heads at each side OF date and,
without r;gs at back of eagle. SIS.
Quarter dollar. 1896. fillct head. 81
1904. 81; 1928, head to left, go; 1927.
$50; 1858. no arrow points ut each side
of date and no rays back of eagle. g.
Twentr-cent pieces. 1877 and 1873
$1.5O.
Dimes. 1876. fillct head. small eagle.
IS cents; 1897. fillet head, Is stars
small eagle, 81; 1897, fillct head. Is
stars, small eagle. 81. %; 1900 and 1901.
both with fillet head and large eagle
81; 1902. ditto. $3.50; 1904, 81; 1922, 81.
Half dimes, 1874. flowing hair, ST.
1876. fillet head. 81; 1897, Is cents-
1901. 50 cents; 1902. $50; 1903, IS cents....
1905. 81; 1876, Is cents.
Silver Scent pieces. from 1868 to.
1872, Is cents; 1873. IS cents. Nickel
Scent pieces, 1877. 80 cents.
Copper cents, 1898. flowing hair.
chain. 81; 1898, flowing hair. wreath.
81; 1898. liberty cap. s.; 1895, thick
die. so cents; 1899. -; 1904, g, 1905.
50 cents; 1873. 10 cents.
Copper half cents. 1898, liberty can
80 cents; 1876. so; 1897, thick die. IS,
cents; 1902, so cents; 1881, 1886. 1870
to 1S4S. q; 1849. small date. g: 1852
q. -o
Other copper cents, 1858, liberty
seated. United States. 10 cents: 1791
large eagle and scroll. q; 1871. small
Eagle and eight stars. q; 1891, small
Eagle and SIX stars. s.; 1892, smalr
sagie and twelve stars. $; l7se. small
eagle and fifteen stars, 8; 1874. head
y Washington. $40; 1872, head TO rieht
sasla t9,-Rki1adslpAss Can
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

No dealer should handle pound
of butter until he first secures a room
to keep it separate from al other
goods having any unpleasant odor. A
cheap. up-ground. artificial cellar is
best. where the air is pure and well
ventilated. but can be kept cooL-Troy
Times
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

The diamonds of the late Nrs.
Stewart are valued at $4,000. Some
Of them were so large that she never
yentured to wear them.-M T. Hall
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-31

"Help!-let me summon hclp?"
But tie Princess hand. cold as ice
and finn. as steel, crushed back the
words upoL his lips.
"Silence!" she whispered in ac-
cents hOarse with terror. "Not cry!
not sound! We stand beneath an
avalanche; word might call down
upon your head the swooping doom!
There are eyes that watch us. ears that
hcarken to our words. Besides, for me
it is too late. All, Cola! Cola! do not
take from me all the gladness of nay
self-sacritice! Let me not die knowing
that have died in vain. could not
give You riches and power, my beloved;
suffer me at least to give you the life l
have bought even at the price of my
own! Perhaps it is better so, for you
could never have loved me had l been
your wife. And some day, in Heaven.
male whole and strong and fair, may
spring to greet you, my hero, and
claim you as my own by the right of a
love stronger than death, eternal as the
life beyond the gravel"
She paused, and Der breath came
quick and gaspingly.
Lift me to the light. Cola" she
murmured. land look upon my face,
that in the other world you may not
fail to know mer'
He raised her gently in his arms.
the lamp-light showed him face pure
and pallid as q pearl, over which an
cminous shadow was slowly creeping.
she lifted her hands and linked them
lightly behind his bowed head. Her
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-01
Private VS.. Public Advertising.

The newspaper is, in every sense,
the best medium for advertising; and,
for a given result, it is by far also the
cheapest. 1t reaches far greater
number Of possible customers than
any private announcement can aud
is more certain to receive attention.
The private circular is thrown aside
as a thing which people have come to
regard as bore, and which is neg
lected because its recipients have no
time to attend to it. The newspaper
is used in each days hour of leisure,
and readers find interest in reading
its advertisements as we'll as its news,
because of the variety they present
and the information they convey re-
specting a wide diversity of interests.
1t may be safely estimated that an
announcement made through the press
is noticed BY fifty readers, where,
made in private way, it would reach
but one. If, therefore, the same
amount were expended in either case,
the result would be fifty-fold better
from the former method than from
the latter. There are, undoubtedly,
cases in which the circular is better
medium than the newspaper. But
such cases are quite exceptional, and
the sooner advertisers learn the folly
of their present large expenditure in
seeking publicity through private
means, the better for their pockets
and their success.-New York Bulle-
tin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-01
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
A Successful Way of Making Farm Lif.
More Attractive.

More Attractive.
Those who have given the subject 1T.
tention have noticed how much more
attractive to young men stock farm is
than one wholly devoted to grain rails
ing. There is pleasure connected
with rearing the improved breeds Of
livestock, that makes those engaged in
this business more contcntcd. This fur
nishes an opportunity for the exercise
of skill and judgment very different
from what is required in the mere cul-
tiuation of ordinary field crops.
1t may be safely stated that major
ity of farmers sons have fondncss for
young stock, and if given an opportu-
nifty to care for animals in which they
can take some pride, there will be less
disposition to seek other pursuits. IL
mus be borne in mind, however, that
this applies to improved stock, and the
farmer who goes on rearing scrubs"
while his neighbors have herds and
flocks more pleasing to the eye, and
more profitable as well, should not be
surprised to find that his sons, us they
grow older, see the difference and be-
come dissatisfied, as they realize what
a contrast there Is between their neigh
boris stock and that at home. In these
days of very reasonable prices for all
kinds of wcll-brcd stock, the farmer
who fails to avail himself of the favor
able opportunity to improve his common
stock, if he has such, is pursuing the
most short-sightcd policy.-Nationat
Lice Stock Journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-01
BoxWOod and It's Uses.

The lockwood of commerce is a tree
Of considerable size, attaining to a
height of 80 feet. 1t is native of
the islands of the Mediterranean, and
grows in Turkey, Asia Minor and
around the shores of the Black Sea.
The wood possesses delicate yellow
color, is very dense in structure and
has a fine uniform grain which
you will find that Piso's Cure cures a
cough much quicker than any other
medicine, and yet does not dry it up.
gives it unique value for the purpose
es of the wood engraver. In addition
to the ever increasing demand for the
wood Ay engravers, very large
amount is used in the manufacture of
measuring rules, various mathematic-
al instruments, flutes, and other mus
ical instruments, as well as for turn
ing into many minor articles, and for
inlaying, and is favorite wood for
small carvings. The use of lockwood
for turnery and musical instruments
is mentioned by Pliny, Virgil and
Ovid. The quantity of wood that
passes out from Constantinople yearly
is estimated at from 5000 to 1000
tons, with about 800 tons more of
inferior and small pieces. While the
consumption is yearly increasing, the
present sources of supply are becom-
ing rapidly exhausted, the forests near
the sea an denuded of their best trees,
and access to the wood growing in the
interior of the countries around the
Black Sea is difficult owing to the
want of means of internal communi-
cation. The subsequent increase of
the cost Of lockwood has led to fire.
quent attempts to discover other woods
for the purpose of the wood engraver,
but none of the numerous substitutes
proposed have hitherto been found to
possess the necessary combinations of
properties.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-01
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AL THE MORE, SIR.

You say you've lost your heart 10 ma
And call me quite charmer,
You tell me that my lover dear
Is nothing but a farmer;
He likes to toll, In honest soil;
knew IL all before, sir,
And as he Is farmer lad,
i love him all the more, sir.
lido, indeed hope you heed
NY story told before, sir;
III you despise the lad prize,
1 love him all the more, sir.
You say my lover offers me
A cot, and more's the pity
That 1 shall have as your fair bride
A mansion In the city.
All, no, sir, thanks That cot outranks
The palaces OF yore, sir,
For each sweet rose that round IL blows
love him all the more, sir.
You tell me you would die for me;
Your love you can not smother;
I'm sorry, sir but John and
Would die for one another
My farmer boy, he brings me Joy;
hear him az the door, sir;
You'd better 20; II you're his foe,
love him all the more, sir.
I do, indeed; hope you heed
MY story told before, sir;
II you despise the lad prize,
Hove him all the more, sir,
M u. Kidder, IN ~ Y. Ledger.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-01
Pleasant for Strangers.

Stranger lin Yorkvillc barber shop)-
THAT'S twice you've cut me.
Barber-"Ycs, sab.
Stranger-'If you can't do better
than that you'lld drive away customers
Barbcr-"I amt had 'speriencc 'nuf
yet, sab, To- shave customers. Tho boss
only lows me to shave strangers. IN
T. Sun
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-01
MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE.
Default having been made in the conditions Of a
certain mortgage made by Moses III. Hubbard OF the
township Of Alpena, in the county of Alpena and
State of Michigan John ID. Norton, of the city Of
November, eighteen hundred and seventy and
recorded in the office Of the Register Of Deeds for
Alpena county, Michigan. on the Goth day Of De-
cember, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, in
liner Of mortgages, at page AS ON which mort
gage there is claimed to be due ut the date of this
NOTICE. the sum Of one thousand one hundred and
ten Isl 11O dollars and no suit OF proceedings ut
secured by said mortgage any part thereof, now,
therefore, by virtue OF the power of sale contained
IN said mortgage, and of the statute in such case
made and provided,
Notice is hereby given that ON
SATURDAY, the 18th day Of AUGUST,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, at o'clock IN
tho afternoon, shall sell at public auction, TO the
highest bidder, at the front door OF the Court
House, on Chisholm street, in the city of Alpena,
Michigan, that being the place where the Circuit
Court for Alpena county Is held, the premises de-
scribed In said mortgage, or much thereof as
may be necessary 10 pay the amount due said
mortgage, with seven per cent. interest, and all
legal coats the premises being described in said
mortgage Ms follows, TO wit; The west half Of the
southwest quarter Of section three ~, the east
half Of the.southeast quarter the southeast quar-
Ter of the northeast quarter, and the northeast
quarter Of the southwest quarter Of section four
az, and the east halfsof the northeast quarter Of
section nine tol all in town thirty taOl north OF
JOHN d. NORTON,
Mortgage.
j. b. NEWTON,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated at Alpena, Michigan, May lith, 1897.